I just noticed on the team's official "unofficial" depth chart at Atlanta Falcons.com, that Jenkins is now listed at the split end (X) position instead of the flanker (Z) spot. Since the draft, team officials have had him listed at Z and have said he would compete there with Price for a roster spot.

But why has he moved back to X on the depth chart? Is that where he is actually playing? Is Roddy White still on the 3rd unit? From all the talk of White being stellar in minicamp, I would have thought he earned a chance to work with the 2nd unit by now, but it seems Jenkins and Finneran are still those guys "unofficially" as they were at the end of last year.

Does this mean that Dez White is in more danger of losing his roster spot than Peerless Price, since he's looking over his shoulder at 2 1st round picks, and right now Price is just looking at Finneran?

Jenkins is working with the 1st team which I think is even stronger evidence that Price will be cut at the end of this summer. After doing my training camp preview, I just don't see the Falcons having a strong cap situation to afford to retain Price, unless they extend a player like Kerney's contract between now and September.

Right now Price has to take the job away from Jenkins, rather than the other way around.

I know it's not always the case, but usually if a guy is working with the 1st team during the 1st week of training camp, he'll be starting in the first game of the season.

If Jenkins continues to impress, I would like to see him and Price as the starting WRs since I don't have much love for Dez White. But Price is no split end, and he struggled there back in 2003. Jenkins played that spot last year, but if he's working with the first team at flanker, he won't be moved. It seems like a zero sum gain type of situation, where the chances of both Price and Jenkins starting is slim.

If Price doesn't win the starting job, I can't see the team keeping him.

I really think the Falcons are looking for an easy reason to cut Price. And him losing his starting job to Jenkins sounds like the perfect reason. I think the Falcons were very very close to cutting Price in June. But they opted not for it because Jenkins and Roddy were still unknown commodities, and the team would rather see both earn their starting spots rather than have them handed to them.

I believe Price is best suited to work out of the slot and create mis-matches with Linebackers and safeties with his speed. Ideally we'd see Jenkins the starting Flanker, Roddy the Split-End and Price out of the slot IMO.

I would rather see Finn start vs Price if it came to moving Jenkins. If the team is truly being built on chemistry then Price should go. I don't know that Vick has ever liked the guy and I am sure he has no confidence in him.

BTW thanks for showing me this page Dirty, I quit the espn forum 2 years ago because of trolls and having come back to it a week ago I couldn't believe they were still there messing with everyone.

with the way Jenks has played up until this point he may not start. He hasn't shown the best effort in the last two games. He has all the tools to do it but I am not sure he has the fire or attitude for it. The problem with our entire WR corps is no one attacks the ball. Alge attacks the ball, he goes up and gets it. Roddy has shown he'll do that but he's got a lot to learn. I said in a post earlier how much I like Manger and one of the reason is that from what I've seen he attacks the ball too. Jenks, Price, and Dez all wait for the ball to come to them. That is what's gonna eventually cost Price his spot in ATL. We can go ahead and get used to not having Dez. I really doubt he'll make the team this year unless we carry 6 wr's.

with the way Jenks has played up until this point he may not start. He hasn't shown the best effort in the last two games. He has all the tools to do it but I am not sure he has the fire or attitude for it.

If nothing else he could be the next great football actor. I haven't seen a player act so much to draw a flag outside of the NBA. I can think of two plays off the top of my head were he acted to get a flag instead of trying to catch the ball.

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